diff --git a/src/or/routerlist.c b/src/or/routerlist.c
index 9395d1cf3c..2f20d0d79d 100644
--- a/src/or/routerlist.c
+++ b/src/or/routerlist.c
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ router_mark_as_down(const char *digest)
   if (!router) /* we don't seem to know about him in the first place */
     return;
   log_fn(LOG_DEBUG,"Marking router '%s' as down.",router->nickname);
-  if (router_is_me(router))
+  if (router_is_me(router) && !we_are_hibernating())
     log_fn(LOG_WARN, "We just marked ourself as down. Are your external addresses reachable?");
   router->is_running = 0;
   router->status_set_at = time(NULL);